In a Jan. 30, 2019 letter to Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) writes he is "deeply troubled" that Defense Department officials did not mention the planned deployment of additional troops to the southern border when they appeared at a Jan. 29 hearing, while the same day Shanahan told reporters he expected "a few thousand" more to be deployed soon.

On Jan. 18, 2019 the Defense Research Projects Agency issued a call for white papers to look at "expanding the combined arms maneuver trade space to include the vertical dimension, to exploit both natural and man-made subterranean environments."

January 30, 2019

On Jan. 30, 2019 House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a bill by which it would become U.S. policy to not use nuclear weapons first in a potential conflict.

In a Jan. 25, 2019 letter, top Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee demand the Defense Department submit a revised report on the effects of climate change, citing the omission of key assessments required by law.

In a Jan. 21, 2019 memo, Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord notifies personnel that she has directed the Defense Contract Management Agency to leverage its reviews of a contractor's purchasing system to ensure compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology requirements.

The Dec. 17, 2018 memo from the Pentagon's acquisition office to military services and agencies provides program offices with sample statement of work language they can use to better implement cybersecurity requirements.

January 29, 2019

The undated draft of the White House's forthcoming Space Force policy directive, dubbed Space Policy Directive-4, is the White House's official policy order, calling for a legislative proposal from the Pentagon to create a new military service for space.

On Jan. 29, 2019 the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Defense Department's support to the southern border. Includes the opening statement of committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) as well as the prepared joint testimony of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood and Joint Staff Director of Operations Navy Vice Adm. Michael Gilday.